Jennifer Capriati gave Outkast some shine before her match at the Nasdaq-100 Open. The tennis star played 1999’s "Bomb’s Over Baghdad," before her match. Capriati said that she played the song to show solidarity with troops fighting in Iraq. The song was reluctantly previewed by stadium court producer Bob Ruf. After Ruf previewed the song with another tour official, he found a one minute segment to play that he deemed non-offensive. Officials said they received no complaints about the song. This isn’t the first time a tennis player has flirted with politically charged music. Andy Roddick played Bruce Springsteen’s "Born In The USA" before one his matches in the tournament.
Jennifer Capriati gave Outkast some shine before
her match at the Nasdaq-100 Open. The tennis star played 1999’s "Bomb’s
Over Baghdad," before her match.
Capriati said that she played the song to show
solidarity with troops fighting in Iraq. The song was reluctantly previewed
by stadium court producer Bob Ruf.
After Ruf previewed the song with another tour
official, he found a one minute segment to play that he deemed non-offensive.
Officials said they received no complaints about
the song. This isn’t the first time a tennis player has flirted with politically
charged music.
Andy Roddick played Bruce Springsteen’s "Born
In The USA" before one his matches in the tournament.
